Blue Aeroplanes - Convent, London, UK 2016 (sbd)

The Convent
London, UK
April 29, 2016

soundboard recording (quality: Ex-)

00 intro & band entrance

01 …And Stones

02 Dead Tree! Dead Tree!

03 Elvis Festival

04 Police (38 Divinity)

05 Go Along With Me On This One 

06 Jacket Hangs

07 Oak‐Apple Day

08 Gunning the Works

09 Cardboard Box

10 Skin

11 riffing & tuning

12 My Hurricane

13 Jack Leaves - Back Spring

14 Sulphur

15 Yr Own World

16 Fun

17 band intros

18 Breakin' In My Heart (T. Verlaine)

Blue Aeroplanes: still making great music; still cool

  

Gerard Langley: the Jack Nicholson
of 1980s & 90s Indie Music? Discuss.

ROB SEZ: Yes, I'm still posting new material when I get the time & inspiration. Like many (I suppose), I'd nearly forgotten about the mighty Blue Aeroplanes when a blog reader commented on this recording. HUGE THANKS to Gramophone Armageddon for sharing and to blureu for pointing me to this well-performed treasure. I threw together the cover image, using a gig poster I found online. (Original source was lossy, so no FLAC set this time around.) Please enjoy.

MP3@320

       

Blue Aeroplanes - Birmingham, UK 2017

Hare & Hounds
Kings Heath
Birmingham, UK 
Jan. 19, 2017

audience recording (sound quality: VG++; simply an excellent recording)

The Blue Aeroplanes: still killing it in their live shows, according to lucky U.K. fans...

SAMPLE: "Yr Own World" (live 2017)

01 stage entrance
02 Dead Tree! Dead Tree!
03 Yr Own World
04 Retro Moon
05 Looking for X's On a Map
06 Sweet Like Chocolate
07 What It Is
08 Missy Lane
09 Oak-Apple Day
10 Walking Under Ladders for a Living
11 Elvis Festival
12 Nothing Will Ever Happen In the Future  
13 Skin
14 Jacket Hangs
15 ...And Stones
16 Here Is the Heart of All Wild Things
17 pre-encore break
18 Fun
19 I Wanna Be Your Lover (Dylan cover)
20 Poetland
21 encore break
22 Breakin' in My Heart
 
TT: 93:10 mins.

BA's most recent studio release

ROB SEZ: Bristol's Blue Aeroplanes are a good example of a great band that's been making music for so long, they're easily overlooked. "Are they still around?" ask would-be fans. "Are they any good this many years later?" My answers: Yes, and YES, absolutely! Jangly rock + strong songs + poetic sensibility = compelling music. Gerard Langley & co. released a new studio album, Welcome, Stranger! in 2016 — featured prominently in this show. Check the sample and you'll hear a band in excellent form. MEGA THANKS to auto_pilot for recording & sharing this show and the one from 2013 shared here a few days ago. Don't miss the not-very-hidden bonus share, a full-length FM recording from 1990.

MP3@320

WAV lossless files

Learn more about the Blue Aeroplane's music at the band's official site, FB page and Wikipedia.

  

Blue Aeroplanes - Birmingham, UK 2013

Hare & Hounds, Kings Heath  
Birmingham, UK
Dec. 5, 2013

audience recording (sound quality: VG+; very good-sounding club show, with just the right amount of crowd noise to put you in the room)

SAMPLE: "Jacket Hangs" (live 2013)


01 Action Painting
02 Broken & Mended
03 Detective Song
04 Veils of Colour
05 Looking for X's
06 Tolerance
07 Top of the Pops
08 Fun
09 ...And Stones
10 ...And Stones (again, briefly) 
11 You (Are Loved)
12 Walking Under Ladders
13 Lover & Confidante
14 Jacket Hangs
15 Bury Your Love Like Treasure
16 encore break
17 Yr Own World
18 6-5
19 Breaking In My Heart

TT: 81:44 mins.




The Blue Aeroplanes:
Gerard Langley - vocals
John Langley - drums
Mike Youe - guitar, vocals
Bec Jevons - guitar, vocals
Gerard Starkie - guitar, vocals
Chris Sharp - bass, lead vocals on Fun
Wojtek Dmochowski - dancing


MP3@320

 
ROB SEZ: The Blue Aeroplanes are a perfect fit for this blog: massively talented, but overlooked by too many. If Gerard Langley's beat poet sensibility and talk-singing style is off-putting to some music fans, I say it's their loss. SPECIAL THANKS to auto_pilot for recording & sharing. I'll have an even longer BA post Friday, so come back soon. Psssst: check the comments section for a cool bonus AND TO LEAVE A COMMENT! ("subtle" hint)...